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Tom pov:
We stayed at the bar a little bit longer and the alcohol had worn off. When my mind cleared I saw Rachel sitting on my lap and I was confused but then I was angry.

" get off of me. I don't want anything to do with you anymore."

" why not you liked it a few minutes ago."

" I was almost blacked out drunk I'm sobering up now. I don't want to see or hear from you again."

She was mad but after some convincing from Bill she left.

" what was that about?" Bill asked

" long story and it's not my story to tell."

We got in Bills car and In my car and headed home. " the girls took mine a while ago."

I hope Presley didn't see me with her she would never forgive me. When we pulled into the drive way I got out of the car to see if Presley was ok. When I walked in I was met with a slap across my face.

" how could you do something like that to her. Especially after that special moment y'all shared. You weren't drunk you knew what you were doing."

I looked at Ansley. Presley had seen which is the last thing I wanted. She would never trust me after this and I can't say I blame her. When she left I felt as if I had messed up and drank so much to the point where I couldn't even see straight.

" When she left I drank to the point where I couldn't see straight. I promise I didn't know what I was doing. I would never do something like that on purpose."

" don't explain yourself to me tell her that. I doubt she'll believe you though and I can't say I blame her. You fucked up and now you have to face your actions."

All of the guys were looking at us confused. They didn't know me and Presley had kissed tonight. They didn't understand what I had done wrong since they were use to me being with Rachel. They didn't know what Presley had told me and it's not my story to tell. Ansley doesn't even know what Presley told me unless she had told her. I doubted it though because Presley wasn't one to open up to people that much.

" where is she?"

" she ran to her room when she got home. She hasn't left."

I heard a phone ringing not knowing who's it was. I saw it on the kitchen counter and saw an unknown number calling her phone .I don't know why but I felt the need to answer it. ⚠️

" hi this is Maria is mr. Kaulitz or miss. Presley there?"

" this is mr. Kaulitz. May I ask why you are calling?"

" Presley was one of our patients and she left about a month ago and we wanted to call and check to see how she was doing."

" I'm sorry I'm confused a patient where?"

" oh I'm sorry you probably forgot. She was our patient for four months here at the suicide prevention facility."

I didn't listen to anything else I placed the phone on the counter and ran upstairs. If she had attempted before there is no telling if she'll try again. I've been there and I know she can't be alone when she's this vulnerable.

" Tom what's wrong?" Bill asked with concern in his voice. I didn't have time to respond I needed to hurry and find her before something happened.

I made it to her door and didn't even bother knocking. She wasn't in her room so I checked in her bathroom. I pushed the door open to see her laying on the floor with an empty bottle in her hand.

" bill call an ambulance now!" I hoped he heard me. If we didn't hurry she could die. If she does I could never forgive myself. I would of driven someone to kill themselves. I wouldn't be able to hold that weight knowing I had done that. I'll never forgive myself for this.

Bill pov:
I heard Tom scream to call an ambulance. There was no time for questions right now so I picked my phone up and dialed the number. Everyone looked scared because we didn't know what was going on.

What had the phone call been about to make him act like that. Tom didn't care about people like this. I knew it wasn't good though.

" bill I'm scared what if something bad happened." Ansley said worried.

" we are all scared. We don't know her that well but we know she has had a hard life." Georg said scared.

" I'll go check." I walked up the stairs to see what was happening. I saw her door was open so I walked in to see Tom sat on her bathroom floor holding her.

She was unconscious. I saw an empty bottle on the ground making everything click.

" Tom what happened?"

He didn't say anything or even look at me. He was cradling her body close to his. He was crying. He never cries I haven't seen him cry since mom died.

" it's my fault bill I caused this."

" you couldn't have you didn't even know her that well."

" she opened up to me. She trusted me and I messed it up. I'm the reason she might die tonight."

I sat with him on the floor trying to process how he could have driven her to this point.

" what happens Tom?"

" it's not my story to tell it's hers.I've betrayed her enough I can't do it again."

I understood. You have to let people tell you on their time. It's not something that can be forced. We sat there waiting for an ambulance.

It had felt like years when I saw two men come in the bathroom. " we'll take her to the hospital. You can visit tomorrow."

They took her body from toms arms. I knew he didn't want to let go but if he didn't then she couldn't get help. I took toms arm and headed downstairs so the men could get her set up for the ambulance.

" bill what's wrong?" Gustav asked.

I didn't have to say anything because the men where bringing her unconscious body down in a gurney. They saw her body and knew it wasn't good.

We all huddled up and hugged but Tom stepped back. " Tom come on right now we need to stick together."

" I can't it's my fault."he turned towards the stairs and left all of us there. We didn't know why or what caused this. So many questions but no answers.